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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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